TOKYO – BYD has announced plans to gradually increase the production of electric vehicle power and energy storage batteries and reduce the proportion of rare earth materials in the batteries, as a supply crunch caused by increased market demand for new energy vehicles and batteries poses challenges for the renewable energy sector.

ZHNAGJIAKOU, Hebei – Foton AUV announced on February 1 to put 49 units of its 10.5-m hydrogen fuel cell buses into operation in Zhangjiakou in the first half of 2018, which will gradually improve the construction of the hydrogen-energy biosphere in Zhangjiakou.

SHANGHAI – WM Motor is expected to receive the much-awaited production qualification through 100 percent indirect holding of Polarsun Automobile, according to the Road Motor Vehicle Production Enterprises and Products Announcements released by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) on January 16.